18 November 2012

Friday the 16th November at the Powerhouse I saw 32 year old Helpmann Award Nominee Trevor Ashley in the very adult panto Fat Swan. (Think Black Swan or in this case Swine Lake and the Black Pig). Suffering from anorexia, 40 year old Natalie Portley is the neurotic dancer who feels overweight and we see what she sees. An overbearing Mother a lecherous choreographer and a strident competitor are some of the multiple roles taken on by the cast. Trevor Ashley is crude, hilarious and immensely talented. He has a superb voice, quick wit and an outrageous personality. The audience with some involvement shouted true and obscene Panto (look behind you style) warnings, whistled, laughed non stop and applauded all evening in this cabaret style presentation. The cast were brilliant all round with Tara Morice (Strictly Ballroom, Moulin Rouge, BAFTA Nominee), Brendan Moar - Award Winning TV personality) and Lisa Adam.

Pepi and I want to share some cultural interests. Pepi is my fabulous singing dog. He takes his name from Pharaoh Pepi II who Ruled Egypt from the age of 6 to 100 around 2200 BCE. I began this blog to share with you the many and varied things I do, study or admire. I am gay and I suspect my dog may be as well, so the content here is what appeals to me and has a slant towards gay artists and history, but not exclusively. My previous sites attracted a couple of million visitors, hundreds of whom wrote to me. I hope you enjoy your visits. The content of this site is also illustrated with a lot of my photography and extracts from my writings. I do add to and revise old posts from time to time.